Like it or hate the trend - Hollywood filmmakers are currently remaking/rehashing/rebooting the hit movies that we (grownups) have come to appreciate and love for so long (by as far as the span of 20+ years). However, the new films released have only little or mixed success. In 2009, FAME flopped. In 2010, THE KARATE KID was a box-office winner! In 2011, ARTHUR (starring Russell Brand) didn't get noticed much either. Then this summer (which was just a weekend ago), the movies FRIGHT NIGHT and CONAN THE BARBARIAN didn't even put much of a fight in the box-office against a new and original movie called THE HELP. Although in the top 5, these films were still disappointments to say the least - not even meeting the box-office successes of its predecessors decades ago. Even with what's happened in the crops of failures, the idea of remaking movies is still in fruition. So what could we expect next? Well, we still have RED DAWN and FOOTLOOSE coming this fall to theaters. That's probably the last of the reboots for this year. But enter next year and the near future - there'll be lots more. Titles already being talked about or have already been in-production are JUDGE DREDD, DIRTY DANCING, FLATLINERS, ROBOCOP, SHORT CIRCUIT, ROMANCING THE STONE, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR, and several more. Actually here's a LINK to check out regarding more rebooted titles. It's interesting as you keep scrolling ... The little or no success part is a 'no-brainer.' Every thing in a remake is already expected and we know obviously what's going to happen (if the story line is certainly going to be the same). But sometimes, even a new plot wouldn't get much attention. The biggest disappointment of a remade movie is that it lacks the essence, soul, spark, and magic of the original. And that Hollywood is just in to reek in more box office cash giving the new generation to appreciate these new crop of rehashed flicks tailor-made for them. It's more like tweaking or adding bells & whistles to the original by using the best damn cinema technology and fine-looking actors to play the parts ...The ONLY movie I've been most proudest of in terms of a successful remake was THE KARATE KID with Jaden Smith. It has some elements and spirit to the Ralph Macchio/Pat Morita starrer BUT it's mostly different in every aspect with characters, settings, locations, etc ... I'm not sure how Hollywood will go as far as into making reboots, but if they ever want an original screenplay, they can come find me. I got a great story for them should they ask. For now, it's under safekeeping - until the time is right. I may not be J.K. Rowling, but I can deliver something good. Yeah, I'm giving bragging rights about it but I do have the story already broken down to 22 chapters.
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